Method for robust, flexible reconfiguration of transceive parameters for communication systems

A method of sharing communication reconfiguration information in a communication system that includes a communication channel, the method comprising:

• receiving reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of the communication channel;
• receiving ack/comply timing information indicating a time at which an ack/comply is expected;
• and
• transmitting an ack/comply over a lower layer OAM channel, the ack/comply indicating whether the reconfiguration transceive parameters will be implemented, the ack/comply being transmitted at a time determined by an ack/comply timing information.

A method of sharing communication reconfiguration information in a communication system, the method comprising:

• determining reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of a data communication channel;
• determining implementation timing information indicating a time at which the reconfiguration transceive parameters should be implemented;
• transmitting the reconfiguration transceive parameters and the implementation timing information;
• and
• receiving an ack/comply indicating whether reconfiguration transceive parameters are to be implemented;
• and
• if the ack/comply indicates that the reconfiguration transceive parameters are to be implemented, implementing the reconfiguration transceive parameters at a time in accordance with the implementation timing information.

A method of sharing communication reconfiguration information in a communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of a communication channel;
• receiving implementation timing information indicating a time at which the reconfiguration transceive parameters are to be implemented;
• transmitting an ack/comply indicating that the reconfiguration transceive parameters will be implemented;
• and
• implementing the reconfiguration transceive parameters at a time in accordance with the implementation timing information.

A communications system, comprising:

• a transmitter that transmits data to a receiver over a communication channel;
• wherein the receiver determines reconfiguration transceive parameters, ack/comply timing information and implementation timing information and provides the reconfiguration transceive parameters, ack/comply timing information and implementation delay timing information to the transmitter;
• wherein the transmitter returns an ack/comply to the receiver at a time in accordance with the ack/comply timing information;
• and
• wherein, if the acknowledgment indicates acceptance of the reconfiguration transceive parameters, both the transmitter and the receiver implement the reconfiguration transceive parameters at a time in accordance with the implementation delay timing information.

A communication device comprising:

• means for determining reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of a communication channel;
• means for determining ack/comply timing information indicating a time at which an ack/comply is expected;
• means for transmitting the reconfiguration transceive parameters and the ack/comply timing information;
• and
• means for receiving a physical media dependent ack/comply signal indicating whether reconfiguration transceive parameters are to be implemented, the ack/comply being received at a time determined by the ack/comply timing information.

A communication device comprising:

• means for receiving reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of a communication channel;
• means for receiving ack/comply timing information indicating a time at which an ack/comply is expected;
• and
• means for transmitting an ack/comply over a lower layer OAM channel, the ack/comply indicating whether the reconfiguration transceive parameters will be implemented, the ack/comply being transmitted at a time determined by an ack/comply timing information.

A communication system comprising:

• means for determining reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of a data communication channel;
• means for determining implementation timing information indicating a time at which the reconfiguration transceive parameters should be implemented;
• means for transmitting the reconfiguration transceive parameters and the implementation timing information;
• and
• means for receiving an ack/comply indicating that the reconfiguration transceive parameters will be implemented;
• and
• means for implementing the reconfiguration transceive parameters at a time in accordance with the implementation timing information.

A communication system comprising:

• means for receiving reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of the data communication channel;
• means for receiving implementation timing information indicating a time at which the reconfiguration transceive parameters are to be implemented;
• means for transmitting an ack/comply indicating that the reconfiguration transceive parameters will be implemented;
• and
• means for implementing the reconfiguration transceive parameters at a time in accordance with the implementation timing information.

An ADSL communication system, comprising:

• a receiver that determines reconfiguration transceive parameters for both the receiver and a transmitter and then notifies the transmitter of the reconfiguration transceive parameters, the reconfiguration transceive parameters including an indication of a bit swap;
• wherein the receiver also determines acknowledgement timing information, the acknowledgement timing information comprising a specific reconfigure superframe count in which the transmitter is to ack/comply the reconfiguration transceive parameters if the transmitter chooses to reconfigure after a notification;
• an OAM channel for transmitting both the reconfiguration transceive parameters and the specific reconfigure superframe count from the receiver to the transmitter;
• a lower layer OAM channel for transmitting an acknowledgment from the transmitter to the receiver if the transmitter chooses to reconfigure, the acknowledgement comprising a synch_flag transmitted at the specific reconfigure superframe count;
• a data channel for transmitting data from the transmitter to the receiver;
• and
• wherein both the transmitter and the receiver implement the reconfiguration transceive parameters and utilize said parameters to communicate data over the data channel, the implementation performed in response to the synch_flag after a superframe count equal to the superframe delay parameter.

A method of sharing communication reconfiguration information in a communication system, the method comprising:

• determining reconfiguration transceive parameters for indicating a reconfiguration of a communication channel, wherein the communication system comprises an asymmetric digital subscriber line system and wherein the reconfiguration transceive parameters including information to implement a bit swap;
• determining ack/comply timing information indicating a time at which an ack/comply is expected, the acknowledgment timing information comprising an indication of a specific synch symbol;
• determining implementation timing information indicating a time in which the reconfiguration transceive parameters should be implemented;
• transmitting the reconfiguration transceive parameters and the ack/comply timing information, wherein the reconfiguration transceive parameters and the ack/comply timing information are transmitted over an OAM channel;
• receiving the reconfiguration transceive parameters;
• receiving the ack/comply timing information;
• receiving the implementation delay information, the reconfiguration parameters, the ack/comply timing information, and the implementation delay information being received over the OAM channel;
• transmitting a PMD layer ack/comply signal over a lower layer OAM channel, the ack/comply signal indicating whether the reconfiguration transceive parameters will be implemented, the ack/comply being transmitted at a time determined by the ack/comply timing information, the ack/comply being encoded within a synch symbol;
• receiving over the lower layer OAM channel the ack/comply;
• and
• implementing the reconfiguration transceive parameters, the reconfiguration transceive parameters being implemented at a time in accordance with the implementation timing information.